Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a member of the left-wing House 'Squad' who supports efforts to defund the police, released a statement Monday chastising Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for the lack of support he has given President Biden's Build Back Better Act, saying his unwillingness to support the legislation is 'anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant.'
's Build Back Better Act, saying his unwillingness to support the legislation is"anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant."
"Joe Manchin's opposition to the Build Back Better Act is anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant," Bush claimed."When we talk about transformative change, we are talking about a bill that will benefit Black, brown, Indigenous communities." Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks at a press conference outside his office on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6, 2021.
The freshman Missouri congresswoman also said that Manchin"does not get to dictate the future of our country" and that she does not"trust his assessment of what our communities need the most.""I trust the parents in my district who can't get to their shift without childcare," Bush said."I trust the scientists who have shown us what our future will look like if we fail to meaningfully address the climate crisis.
Cori Bush and Rachel Lears attend "Knock Down The House" Red Carpet Premiere on April 13, 2019, in San Francisco.